Term Name: | fatty acid beta-oxidation, unsaturated, even number |
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Definition: | A fatty acid beta-oxidation pathway by which fatty acids having cis-double bonds on even-numbered carbons are degraded. Fatty acid beta-oxidation begins with the addition of coenzyme A to a fatty acid, and ends when only two or three carbons remain (as acetyl-CoA or propionyl-CoA respectively). |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0033542] QuickGO AmiGO |